[00:16.133]A boy is born in hardtime Mississippi
[00:19.966]Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty
[00:24.023]His parents give him love and affection
[00:27.958]To keep him strong moving in the right direction
[00:31.210]Living just enough just enough for the city
[00:39.750]His father works some days for fourteen hours
[00:43.841]And you can bet he barely makes a dollar
[00:47.901]His mother goes to scrub the floors for many
[00:51.756]You'd best believe she hardly gets a penny
[00:55.227]Living just enough just enough for the city
[01:03.586]His sister's black but she is good and pretty
[01:07.816]Her skirt is short but Lord herlegs are sturdy
[01:11.856]To walk to school she's got to get up early
[01:15.757]Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
[01:19.178]Living just enough just enough for the city
[01:41.850]Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many
[01:46.011]His patience's long but soon he won't have any
[01:50.004]To find a job is like a haystack needle
[01:53.824]Cause where he lives they don't use coloured people
[01:57.303]Living just enough just enough for the city
[02:05.145]His hair is long his feet are hard and gritty
[02:09.716]He spends his life walkin' the streets of New York City
[02:13.919]He's almost dead from breathing air pollution
[02:17.824]He tried to vote but to him there's no solution
[02:21.129]Living just enough just enough for the city
[03:07.829]I hope you hear inside my voice of sorror
[03:11.762]That motivates you to make a better tomorrow
[03:15.895]This place is cruel nowhere could be much colder
[03:19.758]If we won't change the world will soon be over
[03:22.919]Living just enough stop giving just enough for the city
[03:31.569]Living just enough just enough for the city
[03:39.178]Living just enough just enough for the city

A boy is born in hardtime Mississippi
Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty
His parents give him love and affection
To keep him strong moving in the right direction
Living just enough just enough for the city
His father works some days for fourteen hours
And you can bet he barely makes a dollar
His mother goes to scrub the floors for many
You'd best believe she hardly gets a penny
Living just enough just enough for the city
His sister's black but she is good and pretty
Her skirt is short but Lord herlegs are sturdy
To walk to school she's got to get up early
Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
Living just enough just enough for the city
Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many
His patience's long but soon he won't have any
To find a job is like a haystack needle
Cause where he lives they don't use coloured people
Living just enough just enough for the city
His hair is long his feet are hard and gritty
He spends his life walkin' the streets of New York City
He's almost dead from breathing air pollution
He tried to vote but to him there's no solution
Living just enough just enough for the city
I hope you hear inside my voice of sorror
That motivates you to make a better tomorrow
This place is cruel nowhere could be much colder
If we won't change the world will soon be over
Living just enough stop giving just enough for the city
Living just enough just enough for the city
Living just enough just enough for the city